Juan I think you have a point, that the MBA degree can prepare you for management, but until you have some years of experience, you don't truly know management. Your analogy of DBA experience vs. OCP is probably a good one. But the Oracle DBA that is taking classes in the evening probably just wants some exposure to business terms and concepts. If you will end up managing people at some point, it is good to understand standard business personnel methods. We've all probably worked for somebody who was "making it up as they went along". Dennis Williams DBA Lifetouch, Inc. "We all want progress, but if you're on the wrong road, progress means doing an about-turn and walking back to the right road; in that case, the man who turns back soonest is the most progressive." -- C.S. Lewis -----Original Message----- From: oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Juan Carlos Reyes Pacheco Sent: Tuesday, August 03, 2004 12:50 PM To: oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: RE: MBA for database people Content-Type: Text/Plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I understand is complex to talk about matters you are not familiar.=0D fraud is only one example=0D =0D I don't want to start a discussion about it, but in Comer's books =0D http://www.amazon com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0070844941/qid=3D1091555301/sr=3D1-2/ref=3Dsr= _1_2/102-2 88281-5171317?v=3Dglance&s=3Dbooks=0D =0D he explaisn why fraud is one of the main causes of bankrupt of business (this is a recognized book), you can read that books. (he is not the only want that says similar things)=0D It is as I said, you can get your mba and think you know all, or really k= now mba.=0D What I'm trying to say is there is more than what you learn in classes. =0D =0D If you want mba only for project management, it is OK, but remember there= is a lot more.=0D =0D You say you don't matter.=0D I say you are right, but if someday you become a manager, that knowledge = can make you understand things you can't see without some investigatoin.=0D In the same way sociology, etc, etc.=0D =0D I don't want to start a discussion about some off topic, this only to explain my point of view.=0D =0D Juan Carlos Reyes Pacheco=0D OCP -- Binary/unsupported file stripped by Ecartis -- -- Type: image/gif -- File: HNDimg.gif ---------------------------------------------------------------- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com ---------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe send email to: oracle-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx put 'unsubscribe' in the subject line. -- Archives are at //www.freelists.org/archives/oracle-l/ FAQ is at //www.freelists.org/help/fom-serve/cache/1.html ----------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com ---------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe send email to: oracle-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx put 'unsubscribe' in the subject line. -- Archives are at //www.freelists.org/archives/oracle-l/ FAQ is at //www.freelists.org/help/fom-serve/cache/1.html -----------------------------------------------------------------